Spring/Summer Season 2023 booking is opening on 13 February
We have now announced our upcoming season of summer solo concerts, showcases, celebrity concerts and lectures at The Menuhin Hall from March through to July. This season hosts a wide range of music, with a focus on our new Summer Solo concerts hosted on Friday evenings throughout summer. The season will also feature the ever-popular Summer Festival from 1-7 July.
Season highlights:
YMS pupil showcases
Our showcases are an opportunity to experience music from all around the world performed by some of the finest young musicians, these performances will include chamber music, student compositions and much more.
Celebrity concerts
We welcome Gary Hoffman Wu Qian and Sitkovetsky Trio and Friends, who will also play alongside two of our pupils to perform Dvorak’s chamber masterpiece – Piano Quintet No.2. We also have performances by Surrey Mozart Players and a Founder’s Day performance, celebrating one of the world’s greatest virtuoso violinists. The concert honours the school’s inspirational founder, Yehudi Menuhin, on what would have been his 106th birthday, with a programme of music to be performed by alumna, current students, and staff.
Family and community events
One of our highlights this season is The Carnival of the Animals Family Day on Sunday 2 July. The afternoon will be full of musical magic, workshops, poetry, face-painting and more! Bring your best animal impressions and be prepared to be transported into the fun-filled Carnival of the Animals!
Summer Festival 1-7 July
We welcome you to our ever-popular Orchestral Picnic, held in the beautiful grounds of the Yehudi Menuhin School. Our pupils will perform pieces from our forthcoming recording on the Orchid Classics label followed by Dvorak’s glorious serenade, conducted by our Associate Artist Maxim Rysanov. The Summer Festival also includes a Chamber Showcase performance featuring Stravinsky’s infamous masterpiece in the composer’s own arrangement for two pianos, with YMS joining Director of Music Ashley Wass for an unforgettable performance as theatrical as the ballet itself. Leaver’s showcases will also be featured throughout the Summer Festival, with a joyous festival finale ‘Ode to Joy!’ on Friday 7 July. Alexander Sitkovetsky will join our School’s Junior Orchestra to perform Mendelssohn’s Concerto for Piano, Violin and Strings.
Take a look at our brochure online on The Menuhin Hall website and put the booking dates in your diary so that you don't miss out!
